Re: XBox Mod Chip


"FatHippy" <{$spamtrap$}@fathippy.net> wrote in message
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> In message <1130520230.926284.68860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kulgan
> <nickamckenna@xxxxxxxxx> writes
>>Hi All
>>
>>Now that my 360 is approaching, it's time to retire the old XBox... But
>>wait! No! Maybe I can mod it to use it as a media centre in my games
>>room! I just don't know what dhip to get.
>>
>>I would like:
>>
>> 1) To listen to my mp3s (from my Windows server)
>> 2) To watch videos (off the hard disc)
>> 3) To either put in a bigger hard disc OR ideally to be able to plug
>>an external hard disc into it (with my videos on it)
>>
>>I'd like to stress that I am not going to be playing any pirate games,
>>music or videos. I own the originals for all my digital stuff and I
>>despise thieves.
>>
>>Anyone got any suggestions on which mod chip I should go for?
>>Installation is not a problem as I have a friend who is fantastic with
>>a soldering thingummy!
>>
> There are many ways of achieving what you are trying to do. My personal
> preference would be for an Xecuter 3 modchip and a hard disk replacement
> of 160GB+.
>
> You might also want to have a look at the replacement front plate that
> Xecuter also do for the Xbox, because IIRC it adds a standard fit USB port
> at the same time and should allow you to plug in an external har disk
> directly.
>
> However....
>
> Bear in mind that if you run XBMC, it is capable of seeing nearly any type
> of network shared device, so if you happened to have your movies stored on
> a PC somewhere in the house, you can stream the movies over your network
> directly to the XBox. Also, for those of you with an XBox that has the DVD
> drive on the blink, you can even do things like share out a DVD drive on a
> PC and play things off that, via the network, streamed to the Xbox.
> --
> FatHippy

Like hippy said that would be the way i go, i have an xbox with media centre
on it and its great.

Bri


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